https://www.epo.org/en/case-law-appeals/organisation/eba/referrals-pending-enlarged-board-appeal

Referrals pending before the Enlarged Board of Appeal

G 1/26 "Coated steel strips"

Referring Board's decision

G 1/25 "Hydroponics"

Referring Board's decision

Submissions under Articles 9 and 10(1) RPEBA:

Comments by the President of the EPO

Amicus curiae briefs:

Submission by	Dated
Michael Schmid	6 October 2025
Marcel Kortekaas	9 October 2025
International federation of intellectual property attorneys (FICPI)	6 November 2025
Olaf S. Roelands	13 November 2025
D.X. Thomas	16 January 2026
Francis Hagel	22 January 2026
VPP e.V.	23 January 2026
Roy Marsh	23 January 2026
Michael Stadler, Lukas Fleischer, Daniel Alge and Tobias Fox	26 January 2026
Intellectual Property Advisory Committee (IPAC) of the BioIndustry Association (BIA)	27 January 2026
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)	28 January 2026
Bayer AG	28 January 2026
Siemens AG	28 January 2026
Canon Inc.	29 January 2026
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich)	28 January 2026
UNION of European Practitioners in Intellectual Property (UNION-IP)	29 January 2026
GREENWOODS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED	29 January 2026
Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle (CNCPI)	29 January 2026
Peter de Lange	29 January 2026
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	29 January 2026
Council of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA)	29 January 2026
Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi)	29 January 2026
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)	29 January 2026
Japan Intellectual Property Association (JIPA)	30 January 2026
Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)	30 January 2026
Ordine dei Consulenti in Proprietà Industriale (OCPI)	30 January 2026
Michael David Snodin	30 January 2026
Fédération Européenne des Mandataires de l'Industrie en Propriété Intellectuelle (FEMIPI)	30 January 2026
Patentanwaltskammer	30 January 2026
IP Federation	30 January 2026
Apple Inc.	30 January 2026
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Partnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte	30 January 2026
Alessandro Cossu	30 January 2026
Ericsson AB	30 January 2026
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)	30 January 2026
Jackson Lamb (pseudonym)	31 January 2026
Martin Wilming	2 February 2026
GRUR Standing Committee on Patent Law	30 January 2026
IK-IP Ltd	3 February 2026
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)	28 February 2026

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